Agenda:

• Speakers
  • Jimmy Webber, USGS – Preliminary results of Difficult Run (Fairfax County) intensive monitoring project to pinpoint sources of nutrient pollution in this urban stream
  • Jana Davis or Sadie Drescher, Chesapeake Bay Trust – Overview of efforts by state and local interests in Maryland to pool funds to address the water quality impacts of stormwater BMP implementation
  • TBD – Plans for and status of proposal for a Virginia Center for Stormwater Technology Advancement (VCSTA) to pool funds to address the water quality impacts of stormwater BMP implementation
• Focus
  • Presentation of data from the Difficult Run study
  • Explanations of pooled approaches to funding water quality monitoring research
  • Facilitated discussion of how to coordinate research efforts in the region to better meet the needs of members facing multi-million-dollar investments in new or replacement water quality infrastructure

• Anticipated Outcomes
  • Potential recommendation to expand upon USGS’s Difficult Run study
  • Recommendations for next steps under Maryland’s pooled monitoring approach
  • Endorsement of VCSTA proposal